JAKARTA, Indonesia — An astonishingly tragic year for air travel in Southeast Asia turned worse Sunday when an AirAsia plane carrying 162 people disappeared over stormy Indonesian waters, with no word on its fate despite several hours of...

Friends, a few years ago I wrote a series of columns on what I believe are the three most common New Year’s resolutions — money, organization and weight loss. I’ll share them here in the next three days, and I welcome your comments...

What a wonderful story we have in the story of the coming of Jesus. How many times have we read the story of the birth of Jesus in Matthew? How many times have we heard Luke’s account of the birth of Jesus? It’s a wonderful...

New Years Day falls on a Thursday this year, and area government offices including Sterlington Town Hall will be closed in observance of the holiday. Local residents should plan ahead if routine services will be needed on these days.